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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 and 6, pp. 66-80.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What crop did the people of Pakhtoonistan hope to derive income from after declaring their independence from Pakistan?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Dried fruit.
(c) Wheat.
(d) Poppies.

2. What baseball player was the focus of articles in the English-language paper in Teheran?
(a) Cal Ripkin.
(b) Babe Ruth.
(c) Hank Aaron.
(d) Jackie Robinson.

3. Why was Theroux unable to get food at Meshed in Chapter 5?
(a) Food was not allowed on the train.
(b) It was the Muslim fasting month of Ramadhan.
(c) He did not have enough money.
(d) The train did not stop long enough.

4. To which country was Sadiq going to bring Turkish workers?
(a) Australia.
(b) Indonesia.
(c) East Germany.
(d) West Germany.

5. What was Duffill eating as the train entered the Alpine tunnel in Italy?
(a) Bologna.
(b) Mortadella.
(c) Salami.
(d) Proscuitto.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the mountain pass between Pakistan and Afghanistan?

2. Why was the Canadian couple going to Australia?

3. What was interesting about the blond Sadiq picked up at the bar in Istanbul?

4. What was the name of the city where one hippie was heading to join an ashram?

5. Who built the jail in Kabul in 1626?

(see the answer key)

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